Classes & Workshops with Nana Shuni Giron

Introduction to Mayan World -1 hr
This class gives an overview of who were the Mayan People: Where do they come from?  The territory they occupied, what where their costumes, rituals and their way of life. 

Mayan Cosmology 1 hr
This workshop gives us a more profound view of the Mayan spiritual, physical, emotional and their material world and what was the thought of Aboriginal Maya.

 The Three Main Mayan Calendars-1 hr
This class gives you an overview of the three main Mayan Calendars: The Long count, The Haab count and Tzolkin Sacred count. 

Mayan Sacred Count Tzolkin –2hrs
This class exclusively focuses on the understanding of The Sacred Tzolkin Count of days, its origin and purpose. 

The 20 Mayan Naguales or Sun Signs- 1 hrs
In this class we will learn individually  the 20  Mayan Sun energies of the Sacred Tzolkin count, what is the meaning of each one of them, and how they can enrich or affect our lives as each energy possesses an intention that can guides us to the help us find our path in our lives. 

Mayan Numeral System and meaning of the Mayan  Sacred Numbers  – 1 hr
This class is an intense mathematical understanding of the Mayan numbers. Here we will focus on the meaning of the most important numbers for the Maya and what is the vibration of each in relation to the intention and their universal application. 

Mayan Sacred Time- 1 hr
This class explores the dimension of Mayan Sacred time & Space and their perspective on time itself, in relationship to nature and the natural rhythms of the universe.

Understanding the Meaning of the 13 Moons in the Maya Calendar 1 hr.
In this class we will explore the meaning and intention of each of the 13 moons in a Mayan year.

The Return of the Women of Maize in new Baktun- 1 hr
In this class we will learn about the feminine role of women in the Mayan World, their way of life in the past, present and future, and the importance of female presence today and in these new times. 

Introduction to the Sacred Popol Vuh-   Sacred Book of the Maya Part 1 hr 
This class introduces the Sacred Book of Maya, “The Popol Vuh”, one of the most important pieces of Mesoamerican literature that exits in the world, also known as the book of counsel or Mayan Bible.  We will learn what it means to the Mayan people of today and how the book still influences us. 

Introduction to the Sacred Popol Vuh-   Sacred Book of the Maya Part 2
This class introduces the main characters in “The Popol Vuh”. 

Tales  to the Sacred Popol Vuh-   Sacred Book of the Maya Part 3 1hr.
This is a storytelling class of the most important and fantastic oral tales found in the Popol Vuh. We will learn the spiritual teachings that each Mayan Tales possesses. 

The Mayan and their political system 1 hr.
In this class we will explore the different Social classes that existed among the Maya world.

The Pre classic Maya and the Cult of fertility
This class will takes in back in time to explore very early Mayan times of agriculture and fertility rituals practice by the different Maya

 The classic Maya and Cult of Human Sacrifice 1hr.
This is class we will review the grandeur of the Maya Classic period, and the amazing development to this great civilization in the Jungles of Mesoamerica, we will explore the cult of human Sacrifice and influence of the Aztecs empire.

The Post Classic Maya Period and the abandonment of their Cities 1hr.
In this class we will review the Post classic period of the Maya and many factors that contribute to the down fall of the Mayan cities.

The Contemporary Mayan People of today 1hr.
In this class take a look into the Mayan People today living in Guatemala and south Mexico. We will explore the real living people and how the Maya traditions are making a strong come back.

Meaning  the Mayan Sacred Fire Ceremony -1 hrs
In this class you will learn the meaning of the Mayan Sacred fire ceremony in detail, what its purpose is and what are the intentions of the ancestral fire ceremony for the Maya people, and how still a living tradition for the Mayan Elders today. 

Placement of The Mayan Mesa Altar 1 Hr.
In this class we will share all the sacred ingredients and offerings that create the Mayan sacred fire. You we learn the meanings of more than 20 sacred ingredients that you place in your Mayan Mesa Altar.  Including significance of the 9 color candles! 

Most important Mayan celebrations and ceremonies 2 hrs.
In this class we will explore the different type of Maya Quiche and Yucaten Rituals and ceremonies such as Hanal Pixan Festival, Pa Puul Ceremony, Sac Ha Ceremony, Wajxaquib B’atz ceremony, Belej’eb B’atz, Xukulem, Hetzmek, Nan Pa’ch Dance and the gratitude ceremony and Yaaxch.

Mayan Mythology- 2 hrs 
In this class we learn about the different characters of the Maya Mythology and Mayan pantheon, their deities and important figures mentioned in the Popol Vuh- Book of the Maya, sacred Limestone steles, and Mayan Codices. Here we will uncover the truth about the polytheism among the Maya. 

The Mayan Dimension of Dreams and the art of shapeshifting into the Mayan Nagual or animals spirit
In this class we approach the world of dreams as the Maya had view in them past according to oral traditions and Maya studies. We will introduce the Mayan practice of Nagual Shape shifting.

The most important Mesoamerican Plants -1 hrs
In this class we will explore some of the most important and sacred plants for the Maya, and their relationship to their lives and deities, as well as their daily substance. 

The Use of Psychedelics Plants by the Mayan and the Aztecs Civilization 1 Hr.
This is 2 hr. visual presentation & short film that will take us back in time to take a look at the different Psychedelic healings, rituals, rites of passage and religious ceremonies among the Maya, Aztecs, Mexica and even other North American tribes. We explore the wisdom of the use of psychedelic plants among the Maya and Aztecs and other North American tribes.